In babies after birth, the digestive and nervous systems are imperfect. The lack of enzymes necessary for the digestion of food affects the well-being of the baby. Until about 4 months, almost all children experience discomfort in the tummy in the form of bloating and colic. There are many medications to alleviate the condition of newborns, but not every medicine is suitable for all children, without exception, due to physiological characteristics, allergic status. Some of the drugs have side effects and almost all are contraindications.
Drops from colic Sub Simplex
SAB simplex for newborns is one of the safest cures for colic. The action of the drug is aimed at the cause of flatulence, without interfering with the biochemical processes of digestion. Drops of SAB simplex from colic naturally remove gases from the body.
In what cases is SAB simplex used?
Before buying a medicine for a child, be sure to consult with a pediatrician. Only a doctor will determine the real cause of concern for the baby, make a diagnosis and prescribe medication correctly.
Indications for use of the drug SAB simplex:
- physiological bloating in the intestines in newborns. The medicine will not help with infectious diseases, enzymatic disorders, although they can also be manifested by abdominal pain, bloating and crying of the child;
- hardware examination of the gastrointestinal tract (FGDS, ultrasound, radiography, MRI, CT);
- surfactant poisoning (detergents).
How does SAB simplex work?
The main component that is part of the SAB simplex is called simethicone Is a compound of silicon dioxide with dimethylsiloxane with a carminative effect. Simethicone plays the role of an antifoam in the intestinal lumen. It breaks large gas bubbles into smaller ones, which are absorbed into the intestinal wall and excreted by peristaltic movements. Thus, in the intestinal lumen, the amount of gas decreases and colic disappears. The drug does not enter into chemical bonds with other drugs or organic compounds of the body, and is excreted through the intestinal lumen in its original form.
How to take SAB simplex?
- How to give SAB simplex: the medicine is given in the form of drops, for each age its own dosage. Before use, the vial must be shaken and turned down with a pipette, measuring the required number of drops.
- How many drops to give: children from 1 month to a year to eliminate colic give 15 drops in the process of feeding or immediately after it. If the baby is fed with a mixture, then you can add medicine to the bottle with food. SAB simplex is compatible with any liquids: milk, water.
- Kids on breastfeeding SAB simplex it is convenient to give, diluted in boiled water or milk, using the dosing portion of a syringe or teaspoon, before application.
- How often to give SAB simplex: doctors recommend this medicine twice a day: during feeding - 15 drops and at bedtime - 15 drops.
If necessary, the dosage can be extended to several feedings, this applies to infants, which are often applied to the breast (free feeding) and babies - “artificers” with severe colic: 10 drops per feeding, with an interval of 3 hours. According to the instructions, the drug can be given up to eight times a day.
If the use of SAB simplex is due to preparation for a diagnostic examination, then only the attending physician prescribes the dosage, time and frequency of taking the drug.
Laxatives based on lactulose (Dufalac) and the medicine SAB simplex for constipation are taken together, since lactulose causes gas formation.
When is SAB simplex contraindicated?
Like any drug, SAB simplex has contraindications:
- obstructive (with impaired patency, peristalsis) gastrointestinal tract disorders;
- congenital malformations of the gastrointestinal tract with impaired patency;
- individual intolerance.
An allergy to SAB simplex may appear as a reaction to simethicone, and to its fragrances and preservatives. Then you need to ask the pediatrician to choose another suitable drug for the baby.
SAB simplex can be used during gestation and lactation. Since the medicine does not penetrate the blood, it is absolutely safe for the fetus and infant.
How is SAB simplex different from analogues?
The average price for packing SAB simplex for newborns is 200 - 240 rubles. The cost of such drugs on the market is about the same. Many analogues have gained great popularity among doctors and parents, but, nevertheless, SAB simplex compared with them has many advantages:
- Espumisan or SAB Simplex: the active component in the preparations is the same - simethicone, but in different dosages. In the SAB simplex in 1 ml - 69.19 mg of the active substance, and in Espumisan in 5 ml - 40 mg. SAB simplex is more convenient to use: 15 drops per reception, and Espumisan - 1 teaspoon, which is not always possible to give a small child. Because of this, Espumisan finishes faster, with the same vial volume as the SAB simplex. It should also be noted that the advertising of Espumisan is actively broadcast in the media, which led to frequent fakes of the drug.
- Bobotik and SAB simplex: Both preparations contain simethicone, in approximately the same concentrations. Bobotik is used no more than 4 times a day, and SAB simplex can be given with each feeding. Cost the first drug - from 150 rubles, which is an undoubted advantage.
- Baby Calm or SAB Simplex: completely different composition of drugs that can be used in parallel. Baby Calm contains a mixture of vegetable oils, which, in addition to the carminative effect, also have anti-inflammatory, analgesic and sedative effects. If the baby is very anxious, suffers from severe colic, then Baby Calm will be a good addition to the SAB Simplex medicine.
Sub simplex only reduces the formation of gazikov. My child had a severe colic problem. I gave drops in drops for normalization of digestion and a simplex sub for eliminating gazikov. Bebinos helped, even with the use of 2-3 times a day, and not with each feeding (without fanaticism).